Cost analysis for CPT 83970 — Parathormone (parathyroid hormone) level
Average Medicare Payment
$40.21
2023 data
Total Payments (2023)
$68.6M
Services (2023)
1.7M
Price Change (2014–2023)
-26.3%
| Year | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $54.59 | $71.4M | 1.3M | — |
| 2015 | $54.61 | $73.1M | 1.3M | +0.0% |
| 2016 | $54.70 | $76.0M | 1.4M | +0.2% |
| 2017 | $55.12 | $79.3M | 1.4M | +0.8% |
| 2018 | $49.61 | $74.2M | 1.5M | -10.0% |
| 2019 | $44.67 | $70.6M | 1.6M | -10.0% |
| 2020 | $40.78 | $60.5M | 1.5M | -8.7% |
| 2021 | $41.05 | $66.8M | 1.6M | +0.7% |
| 2022 | $40.53 | $69.6M | 1.7M | -1.3% |
| 2023 | $40.21 | $68.6M | 1.7M | -0.8% |
The most expensive state pays 1.0x more than the cheapest for this procedure. VI averages $40.45 vs DC at $39.19.
| State | Avg Payment | Total Payments | Services | Providers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VI | $40.45 | $11.0K | 271 | 3 |
| NM | $40.45 | $225.9K | 5.6K | 6 |
| KS | $40.43 | $1.9M | 47.3K | 42 |
| NE | $40.41 | $112.2K | 2.8K | 4 |
| MA | $40.41 | $1.7M | 42.4K | 205 |
| NJ | $40.41 | $6.3M | 156.0K | 116 |
| NV | $40.41 | $753.0K | 18.6K | 7 |
| MD | $40.40 | $908.7K | 22.5K | 25 |
| PA | $40.40 | $879.7K | 21.8K | 36 |
| CO | $40.39 | $421.9K | 10.4K | 11 |
| AZ | $40.39 | $4.2M | 103.8K | 127 |
| MI | $40.39 | $902.8K | 22.4K | 63 |
| TX | $40.37 | $7.4M | 182.3K | 236 |
| NY | $40.37 | $3.0M | 75.1K | 301 |
| NC | $40.36 | $6.9M | 170.9K | 300 |
| MO | $40.36 | $211.1K | 5.2K | 72 |
| ND | $40.36 | $273.0K | 6.8K | 5 |
| GA | $40.36 | $2.0M | 49.9K | 133 |
| OH | $40.36 | $2.2M | 55.7K | 146 |
| LA | $40.36 | $260.3K | 6.4K | 51 |
| CA | $40.36 | $8.6M | 212.2K | 188 |
| OK | $40.35 | $848.9K | 21.0K | 18 |
| FL | $40.34 | $6.5M | 162.0K | 323 |
| IN | $40.33 | $365.3K | 9.1K | 34 |
| NH | $40.33 | $11.0K | 274 | 8 |
| SC | $40.32 | $492.8K | 12.2K | 62 |
| ID | $40.32 | $146.3K | 3.6K | 16 |
| PR | $40.32 | $57.3K | 1.4K | 26 |
| RI | $40.31 | $82.2K | 2.0K | 7 |
| VA | $40.30 | $936.8K | 23.2K | 68 |
| AL | $40.29 | $1.8M | 44.1K | 36 |
| IA | $40.29 | $408.6K | 10.1K | 49 |
| ME | $40.27 | $91.4K | 2.3K | 12 |
| WA | $40.27 | $1.4M | 33.9K | 80 |
| UT | $40.26 | $205.2K | 5.1K | 46 |
| HI | $40.26 | $333.6K | 8.3K | 3 |
| IL | $40.26 | $1.7M | 41.7K | 94 |
| SD | $40.25 | $155.3K | 3.9K | 12 |
| CT | $40.25 | $56.3K | 1.4K | 9 |
| OR | $40.24 | $386.8K | 9.6K | 52 |
| TN | $40.20 | $1.5M | 36.1K | 189 |
| KY | $40.16 | $248.1K | 6.2K | 24 |
| MN | $40.13 | $511.6K | 12.7K | 98 |
| WI | $40.06 | $757.8K | 18.9K | 20 |
| MS | $39.99 | $263.7K | 6.6K | 25 |
| WV | $39.98 | $47.5K | 1.2K | 4 |
| AR | $39.50 | $138.1K | 3.5K | 36 |
| DC | $39.19 | $12.7K | 325 | 1 |
| Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | NC | $4.1M | 102.2K | $40.38 |
| Unilab Corporation | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $3.0M | 74.0K | $40.43 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | NJ | $2.8M | 68.3K | $40.40 |
| Quest Diagnostics Incorporated | Clinical Laboratory | NJ | $2.5M | 60.9K | $40.45 |
| Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | FL | $2.4M | 59.4K | $40.44 |
| Sonora Quest Laboratories Llc | Clinical Laboratory | AZ | $1.8M | 44.1K | $40.36 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | AL | $1.6M | 40.1K | $40.31 |
| Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | TX | $1.6M | 39.0K | $40.45 |
| Labone Llc | Clinical Laboratory | KS | $1.5M | 35.9K | $40.45 |
| Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | GA | $1.4M | 33.7K | $40.45 |
| Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. | Clinical Laboratory | TX | $1.3M | 31.5K | $40.45 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $1.2M | 30.2K | $40.43 |
| Pathgroup Labs, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | NC | $1.2M | 30.1K | $40.33 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings | Clinical Laboratory | OH | $1.2M | 28.7K | $40.38 |
| Quest Diagnostics Llc Il | Clinical Laboratory | IL | $1.1M | 27.7K | $40.45 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America | Clinical Laboratory | FL | $1.0M | 25.5K | $40.44 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America | Clinical Laboratory | TX | $993.0K | 24.6K | $40.37 |
| Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc | Clinical Laboratory | TX | $975.3K | 24.1K | $40.45 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America | Clinical Laboratory | AZ | $969.2K | 24.0K | $40.45 |
| Laboratory Corporation Of America | Clinical Laboratory | TX | $916.3K | 22.7K | $40.38 |
Based on the data, CPT 83970 shows a 1.0x variation in pricing across states — relatively consistent by Medicare standards.
Costs have decreased 26.3% since 2014. Medicare's fee schedule attempts to standardize pricing, though some variation is expected due to geographic cost-of-living adjustments and practice expense differences.
This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.